Sambucus (Caprifoliaceae) BSWJ15307

ebulus

From a memorably soggy start to a day in the mountains of Rize, in eastern Turkey. Where this herbaceous species had formed a colony of upright stems of 9-13 leafleted pinnately arranged foliage to 1.5m tall. On the remains of a land slip at the edge of a rampaging river, due to the heavy rain. Bearing bold flattened terminal umbels of glistening black fruit resulting from the white pink tinged flowers. Easily grown in sun or shade in any kind of fertile drained soil.